Back to Daming to be a genius

Chapter 257
(Call again, monthly ticket, I need you.)
After the two battles between Shanxi Suppressing Thieves and Zhangjiakou vs. Lin Dan, Young Master Zhang’s slave slaughter army was extremely tired, and the special ammunition was almost exhausted. When escorting Lin Dan and his son back to Beijing, Young Master Zhang just brought a thousand soldiers as a symbol. The soldiers who slaughtered the slave army returned to Beijing; and being cautious has always been Master Zhang's style of handling things, so this time he rushed to Shanhaiguan for reinforcements. Just in case, Master Zhang still brought the thousand soldiers of the slave slaughter army to Shanhaiguan. It is a pity that the special bullets in the hands of these slave soldiers are less than [-] rounds per capita, and most of the soldiers and horses are exhausted, and it is difficult to exert normal combat effectiveness.Faced with such a situation, Young Master Zhang had no choice but to honestly let the slave-slaughter army led by Wu Liuqi be stationed on a rock to rest, and would not be sent to the battlefield unless it was absolutely necessary. What is gratifying is that the sniper team composed of forty sharpshooters under the direct control of Young Master Zhang himself is quite normal and has enough ammunition. The role of a thousand catties.

After setting up the snipers, the engineers stepped up their time to build a sniper tower higher than the city tower—so as not to be disturbed by soldiers from other arms during the battle. After the preparations were completed, it was already the night of October 22.However, to the surprise of Young Master Zhang and Xiong Tingbi, during the two days of 21 and 22, the army of founding slaves stationed in the south of Zhongqian Station remained on hold, allowing the Ming army to lay mines, clean up and dig horse traps, and never stop. No step forward.In this way, Young Master Zhang, who has always been cautious, will inevitably become suspicious, worried that his old opponent Huang Taiji is playing some tricks again, and is going to suddenly come to Shanhaiguan to kill his father-in-law by surprise.

"It's strange, why did Jiannu stand still for two days in a row? Do they have a lot of food and grass?" Young Master Zhang pondered while pinching his smooth chin: "Isn't Jiannu afraid that the Denglai army will log in by sea and cut off their retreat? Jiannu What is the purpose of doing this?"

"You son of a bitch, I'm starting to be suspicious again." Even though it was at the military conference where civil and military generals gathered in Shanhaiguan, Xiong Tingbi still didn't give Young Master Zhang any face when he spoke, and shouted quite proudly: "Do you dare to come here? I'm already in Balipu A network of sky and earth has been set up in the rear, and there are many ambushes on the sea and land, as long as they dare to come, I will consume them to death!"

"But the problem is, Jiannu actually knew that there was a net behind Balipu, and it was difficult to pass through, so why didn't they withdraw their troops?" Young Master Zhang rarely showed a humble look, and said cautiously: "There are also capable people in the Jiannu army, and they must know If you stay in Shanhaiguan for one more day, the Denglai navy will be one day closer to Liaodong, and they will be in more danger. How dare they delay the war opportunity by making such a big deal?"

"Perhaps Jiannu knows that the monsoon in this season is not good for the Denglai Navy, and it will take much longer to rush to the battlefield than in spring and summer." Zhao Lediao analyzed: "Also, Jiannu got the Jinzhou City and Ningyuan City. For all the grain outside the army, there is really no need to worry about the shortage of food and grass in a short period of time."

"This may be one of the reasons, but I always feel that this matter is not easy-if I were a Jian slave, I would never leave the army here to take risks, and would only try to take Shanhaiguan as soon as possible." Young Master Zhang shook his head, He looked up at the old man again, and tentatively said, "Father-in-law, why don't you think this is okay? Not many people know about the news that I have come to Shanhaiguan, and there must be no way for Jianu to know - take the Jianu The slave didn't take precautions, so we just found an excuse and sent an envoy to negotiate with Jiannu, taking the opportunity to spy on their true intentions, so we can take countermeasures."

"You son-in-law, here we come again!" What Xiong Tingbi dislikes most about his son-in-law is that Young Master Zhang always plays tricks when he goes to the battlefield, and he never fights the enemy in an upright manner, so Xiong Tingbi shouted angrily: "No need, I don't have you either!" Then go on! As soon as you go to the battlefield, you think about sending envoys. Once you send envoys, you will deceive people. If you deceive people, you will come to hell. You don’t need to bother me, I’m tired of hearing it.”

"Hehehehe..." There was a sound of good-natured laughter in the venue, and a few people laughed: "Master Xiong, Zhang Tanhua has a bad reputation if he doesn't plot tricks against the enemy. Even our Emperor Ming knows it, Your Majesty!" I also support him in doing this, so it’s not a trick, right?” Young Master Zhang didn’t blush, and said plausibly: “Father-in-law, this is not a trick. On the battlefield, you can win every battle by knowing yourself and the enemy. Sending envoys to spy on the enemy’s situation, and sending scouts to spy on the enemy’s situation It’s all the same. If sending envoys to spy on the enemy’s situation is base, how can it be noble to send scouts to spy on the enemy’s situation?”

"Arrogance!" Xiong Tingbi actually knew that his son-in-law's suggestion was good, and after a cold snort, Xiong Tingbi found a step and said in deep thought: "Well, for Hu'er's sake, I will give you a face and send an envoy over there Give it a try, tell me, what excuse should we use to send the envoy over there?"

"Arranging a decisive battle with Jiannu is aboveboard, and it can also test the purpose of Jiannu." Young Master Zhang replied without thinking - because our Young Master Zhang is really good at this trick.Unexpectedly, just as Xiong Tingbi was about to agree, suddenly a soldier of Xiong Tingbi rushed in outside the venue, and shouted in panic: "Master, something is wrong. In the middle of the night last night, our fleet stationed at Jiangnv's Tomb was attacked. The whole army was wiped out by Jiannu's sneak attack! General Tang Shun, who was wounded, fled back and was begging to see him outside the door."

"What?!" Xiong Tingbi, Young Master Zhang and the others were taken aback, and Ji Yong even exclaimed: "How is this possible? Jiangnu's tomb is surrounded by the sea, and there are ships and sailors from Jiannu?"

"Ningyuan!" Young Master Zhang was the first to react, and roared with a livid face: "Jiannu doesn't have sea ships and naval forces, but Ningyuan has them! No wonder Goujiannu stayed on the sidelines for two days in a row. It turned out that they were going back to Ningyuan to rescue soldiers. Already!"

"What? Ningyuan's navy did it?" Before the words finished, there was another commotion in the audience. All the generals and officials in Shanhaiguan refused to believe what they said. Ningyuan's gang of rebellious tumors would go crazy to this point and help build slaves Kill the warships in Shanhaiguan.Xiong Tingbi's face was dark, and he shouted: "There is no evidence, don't talk nonsense! Go to see General Tang Shun first, and ask him who the enemy is." After finishing speaking, Xiong Tingbi was the first to rush out of the venue, Young Master Zhang and other generals tightly keep up.

Arriving at the lobby of the Governor's Yamen, Young Master Zhang first saw a general of the Ming Army wearing a general's uniform covered in blood, leading a group of soldiers of the Ming Army who were also covered in blood and sitting in disorder in the lobby. , the officer named Tang Shun immediately struggled to stand up, rushed to Xiong Tingbi and knelt down, hugged Xiong Tingbi's legs and cried loudly, "Master Xiong, I'm sorry for you, the four pieces bought by the court with a lot of money The Western warship, as well as the artillery on board, were all lost by the last general. Most of the more than 300 brothers on board were killed in battle, and only less than 20 people came back! Master Xiong, kill me, You deserve to die, you deserve to die! Woo..." After finishing speaking, Tang Shun kowtowed desperately, heartbroken.

"Don't cry, General Tang, get up quickly. It's not your fault. No one thought that Jiannu would have a navy that could sneak up on you. Sit down first, and talk slowly about what's going on." Xiong Tingbi saw Tang Shun's whole body It was an injury, and the wound on the shoulder was even more visible. Knowing that he was defeated after a bloody battle, he couldn't bear to scold him. He just helped him up, and while helping him to sit down, he called the military doctor Dr. , Treat these wounded soldiers and generals.

When the doctor bandaged the wounds of Tang Shun and other soldiers, Tang Shun also sobbed and told the details of the attack on his own army.It turned out that around four o'clock in the middle of the night yesterday, more than a dozen cargo ships suddenly approached Tang Shun's fleet stationed in the sea area of ​​​​Jiangnu's Tomb. There were too many guard posts, and most of the soldiers were still asleep. At that time, the sea was dark. When the enemy ships approached, it was too late for Tang Shun's army to rise up to fight again. About three or four hundred Jiannu soldiers rushed forward. The warships fought hand-to-hand with the sailors of the Ming army. The soldiers of the Ming army were caught off guard, and they were killed by Jiannu soldiers in a short while and injured countless people. Although Tang Shun led the army to fight to the death, the situation was over, and there was no reinforcements to reinforce him. He could only watch Ming Dynasty The soldiers fell one by one and died tragically under the sword of Jiannu, and the number of soldiers around him became less and less. Finally, Tang Shun was forced to order the gunpowder on the ship to be ignited, blowing up the warship, and leading the remaining soldiers to take boats and swim. They ran for their lives, but in the end those who managed to escape back to Shanhaiguan, including Tang Shun himself, were only a mere 16 people...

"Have the four gunboats been blown up?" Xiong Tingbi asked worriedly.Tang Shun cried and replied: "It's all blown up. The last general didn't dare to leave the warship and artillery to Jiannu, so he let the brothers set fire to the bombing. The last general's brother couldn't escape because he went to the cabin to light the fire. I died for my country with the warship." After finishing speaking, Tang Shun burst into tears again.Over there, Cao Bianjiao testified: "Supervisor, the general asked the soldiers on patrol. When the sky was about to dawn this morning, they heard four loud noises coming from the sea, but they were too far apart, so they didn't know what happened. What's up."

"Just blow it up." Xiong Tingbi breathed a sigh of relief—if the four gunboats unfortunately fell into Jiannu's hands and were used to attack Shanhaiguan, Xiong Tingbi would be really dumbfounded.Young Master Zhang also breathed a sigh of relief, and quickly asked: "General Tang Shun, the enemy who attacked you last night, are you sure they are soldiers of Gou Jiannu? This matter is very important, please don't make a mistake."

"It's Jiannu." Tang Shun nodded, choked up and replied: "There are some torches on the boat, I can see clearly that the people on board are all Jiannu dogs with pig tails on their heads, and most of them speak Jiannu language. "The other surviving soldiers also testified that the enemies who boarded the boat and attacked were all slave soldiers, and although there were some Han Chinese among them, they were all traitors with pigtails on their heads.Young Master Zhang refused to give up, and asked again: "What about the ship? And the sailors on it? Are they Jian slaves?"

"The battlefield is too chaotic, and our people have never been able to kill the enemy ship, so the end is not clear." Tang Shun replied honestly.Young Master Zhang was greatly disappointed. When he looked at his father-in-law's face again, he found that Xiong Tingbi was also full of anger. He gritted his teeth and said, "High! Use a fishing boat to carry slaves to sneak attack on the fleet. The warships and sailors don't show up. It's really high!"

"Master Xiong, do you also suspect that those tumors are responsible?" Ji Yong asked tentatively.Xiong Tingbi replied with a sinister smile, "Who else could there be besides them? Jiannu doesn't have a navy at all. Even if they can snatch the ship, they don't have sailors who can maneuver the ship to approach our warship silently!"

"Yes, without skilled sailors, even if we have ships, it is difficult to approach our warships. There must be traitors who provided ships and boatmen for Jiannu." The ghost betrayed the country and provided help to Jiannu.Young Master Zhang said coldly: "What if there are ghosts? Do you have any evidence to prove that they did it?" , don’t you have a good relationship with Dongchang and Zhenfusi? Let those all-pervasive Dongchang fan servants and Zhenfusi Jinyi Wei check, and I must find out the truth for me.”

"It is definitely necessary to investigate, but it is definitely not that easy. Ever since Liu Yingkun came to Ningyuan to supervise the army, Ningyuan has long been the blind spot of Dongchang and Zhenfusi." Young Master Zhang shook his head and reminded: "Father-in-law, this matter can only be done Let’s talk about it later, the most important thing now is to repel the Jiannu, the Jiannu army is no longer threatened by the flanks, and they will definitely make a comeback, General Yang Qi wants to get stuck at the throat of Balipu, it will be difficult.”

………………

Unfortunately, the battle was told by Young Master Zhang, without the threat from the sea from the flanks, Jiannu's army immediately howled like mad dogs and rushed towards the Ming army camp in Balipu. Hesitating again and again, considering that the field combat capability of the Ming army was still inferior to that of Jiannu, and unwilling to gamble with the elites of Shanhaiguan, they finally decided to abandon the Balipu camp and let Yang Qi’s army retreat to Shanhaiguan. After the cover was broken, Yang Qi's defeated army finally fled back to Shanhaiguan smoothly.However, the Jiannu army also successfully occupied the throat of Balipu and controlled the road section including the Taipingding of Jiaoshan.

Without the buffer protection of the Balipu camp, the atmosphere in Shanhaiguan became more tense. Xiong Tingbi dispatched troops to prepare to defend the city, and at the same time accepted Young Master Zhang's suggestion to transfer the Thousand Slaughter Army stationed in a stone rest to Shanhaiguan , under the banner of Shanhaiguan defenders, stationed outside the south gate to prevent Jiannu from using traitor ships to attack Shanhaiguan by sea.Young Master Zhang didn't stay idle either, he directly moved his luggage and quilt to the Shanhaiguan City Tower, patrolled day and night to command and prepare for the battle, and took the initiative to share the pressure for the injured old man.While the elated slave-building army set up a camp in Balipu to choke their throats, they sent a large number of people to move ten western red barbarian cannons that could shoot ten miles to the Taiping Peak of Jiaoshan Mountain, overlooking the Shanhaiguan Pass City from a condescending height.

The Taiping Peak of Jiaoshan Mountain is 510 meters above sea level, and the Hongyi cannon is heavy. Although the slave founding army has many hands, it is not so easy to move it up, but fortunately, Gao Hongzhong, another big traitor in the slave founding army, invented it before Napoleon The cannon over the mountain method—that is, using straw and horse manure to pave the way up the mountain can save a lot of effort and manpower to move the cannon up the mountain, which greatly speeds up the uphill speed of Hongyi Cannon.But in any case, within two or three days, Jiannu’s Hongyi cannons would never be able to move to the Taipingding—but the gunpowder and shells that were easy to carry were moved up first, so Shanhaiguan temporarily restored its previous tranquility, and the two armies Confrontation across borders, no one can do anything for the time being.

Probably because he didn't know how to write the word "death", in this short moment of peace, Huang Taiji actually played a trick of alienation again - Huang Taiji learned through the spy work of the traitor that Xiong Tingbi didn't like to see Gaodi's Shanhaiguan general who was left behind. Yang Qi, it's just that Yang Qi was appointed by Gao Di as the general soldier of Shanhaiguan because of the recommendation of Young Master Zhang, so Xiong Tingbi was always embarrassed to take down Yang Qi who hadn't made a big mistake for the sake of his son-in-law and Gao Di. Put on his confidant Cao Wenzhao as the general soldier of Shanhaiguan.Therefore, Huang Taiji cleverly used Shanzong's internal influence in Shanhaiguan to play countermeasures, trying to stir up discord between Xiong Tingbi and Yang Qi's commander-in-chief, creating an opportunity for Jiannu to take Shanhaiguan at the lowest price—— But it's a pity that our young master Zhang, who is uncomfortable not engaging in conspiracies and schemes, happens to be in Shanhaiguan...

"Tanhualang, save me." Yang Qi grabbed Young Master Zhang's sleeve and cried loudly, crying to Young Master Zhang who was directing the engineering soldiers to make water dragons: "I don't know if those bastards who killed thousands of knives are here Rumors spread in Guancheng, saying that I have always been dissatisfied with your father-in-law as a supervisor, and your father-in-law has been deliberately making things difficult for me, so I plan to take this opportunity to suddenly open the door and surrender to Jiannu. The death squads who plan to send someone to secretly open and close the door are ready. Master Xiong is furious, and has already sent someone to pass me to meet him. He will definitely ask me if I have such a thing. I can't tell. Lang, you recommended me for this humble job, you must save me."

"What else?" Young Master Zhang was a little surprised. After looking Yang Qi up and down, Young Master Zhang suddenly asked, "Mr. Yang, do you want to be promoted?"

"Promoted?" Yang Qi was stunned, and replied in doubt: "The lowly position is a military position, and the General Soldier of Shanhaiguan is the second-rank military position. Basically, it has reached its peak. If you want to be promoted, you can't get promoted from a lowly position?"

"Oh, then do you want to change to another place to be the chief soldier?" Young Master Zhang asked sincerely: "It seems that the chief soldier of Water Transport is about to change, how about I help you tell my father Jiuqian, How about transferring you to the water transport as the chief soldier?"

"General Soldier of Water Transport? That's one of the most fat vacancies among the general soldiers in the world!" Yang Qi regained his spirits all of a sudden, and said pleasantly, "Tan Hua Lang, if you can really help the humble to find this position, then you are the reincarnation of the humble Parents, with a humble job and a grassroots title, I will be a cow and a horse for you, and I must repay your great kindness!"

"It's easy to say, easy to say." Young Master Zhang pulled Yang Qi up and left, and whispered in Yang Qi's ear as he walked: "If you really want to be the general soldier of water transportation, then you have to do one thing for me first ——When I see my father-in-law, I will encourage him to beat you up first! And I will beat you in front of the whole army. No matter how painful you are, you have to endure it for me, and pretend to hate me by the way The appearance of the father-in-law, after passing this level, the general army of the water transport is basically yours! Think about it, how much oil and water are there on the water transport? You can eat money for grain, you can eat money for checkpoints, you can eat money for salt merchants, and you can pay for the army Even if you don't give the soldiers a penny, those water transport soldiers who are farting in the crotch of their pants will not make trouble, and the beauties in the south of the Yangtze River are as beautiful as each other..."

(End of this chapter)